TENESHIA HUDSPETH, COUNTY CLERK, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS FRCL-2026-2337 FILED 4/7/2026 12:37:42 PM APPOINTMENT OF SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE and NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE THIS INSTRUMENT APPOINTS THE SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE(S) IDENTIFIED TO SELL THE PROPERTY DESCRIBED IN THE SECURITY INSTRUMENT IDENTIFIED IN THIS NOTICE OF SALE. THE PERSON SIGNING THIS NOTICE IS THE ATTORNEY OR AUTHORIZED AGENT OF THE MORTGAGEE OR MORTGAGE SERVICER. e undersigned, in accordance with Texas Property Code §51.0076, as attorney-in-fact for the Mortgagee and/or Mortgage rvicer does hereby remove the original trustee and all successor substitute trustees and appoints in their stead: Nestor olutions, LLC, Auction.com, LLC, Xome Inc., Tejas Corporate Services, LLC, NFPDS-TX LLC, Agency Sales and Posting LLC, Abstracts/Trustees of Texas, LLC, Resolve Trustee Services, LLC, or any one of them, c/o Nestor Solutions, LLC, at eet, Suite 205, Huntington Beach, California 92648, as Substitute Trustee, who shall hereafter exercise all powers t aside to the said original trustee under the Deed of Trust, and further, does hereby request, authorize, and instruct stee to conduct and direct the execution of remedies set aside to the beneficiary therein. Place: Harris County Cou THE BAYOU CITY 9401 KNIGHT RD, area, at the area mos; CENTER, MAGNOLIA SOUTH BALLROOM, LOCATED AT IN, TX 77045, or if the preceding area is no longer the designated 2. Property To Be Sold. LOT 37, BLOC COUNTY, TEXAS, ACCORDING TO THE, THE MAP RECORDS OF HARRIS CO AKS VILLAGE, SECTION 1, AN ADDITION TO HARRIS REOF RECORDED IN VOLUME 53, PAGES 44-46 OF Commonly known as: 14918 SWEETGUM D 3. Instrument to be Foreclosed. The instrument to be fo office of the County Clerk of Harris County, Texas, recorded Book -- and Page -- in the Real Property Records of Harris County, Texas. Grantor(s): JUAN BALLESTEROS, DM. Original Trustee: BLACK, MANN & GRAHAM, L: Original Morigageée: Mortgage Electronic Registration Syst s, I FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORA’ Current Mortgagee: Freedom Mortgage Corporation Mortgage Servicer: Freedom Mortgage Corporation 4. Terms of Sale. The sale will be conducted as a public auction to the highest bidder for cash, ¢ the deed of trust permitting the mortgagee thereunder to have the bid credited to the note up to the: secured by the deed of trust at the time of sale. Pursuant to §51.009 of the Texas Property Code, th “AS IS, WHERE IS” condition, without any express or implied warranties, except-as to the warranties of tit! for under the deed of trust. trustee’s sale may be required to provide information, documentation and/or certification as mandated by applical law, and entity and trust purchasers should be prepared to provide beneficial ownership information as may be requir federal reporting requirements effective for transfers of residential real property to covered transferees on or after 3/1/2026: If ‘applicable, the required information must be provided to the trustee before a trustee’s deed will be issued for covered transfers. Additional information regarding these regulations and the required transferee information and certifications can be found at https://www.fincen.gov/rre-faqs#D_5 or _https://www. federalregister.gov/documents/2024/08/29/2024-19198/anti-money- laundering-regulations-for-residential-real-estate-transfers, TLS. #: 2026-22879-TX  FRCL-2026-2337 FILED 4/7/2026 12:37:42 PM TENESHIA HUDSPETH, COUNTY CLERK, HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS . 6. Obligations Secured. The deed of trust provides that it secures the payment of the indebtedness and obligations therein described (collectively the “Obligations”) including but not limited to: (1) the promissory note in the original principal amount of $186,636.00, executed by JUAN BALLESTEROS, AN UNMARRIED ‘MAN, and payable to the order of Mortgage Electronic Registration Systems, Inc., as Beneficiary, as nominee for FREEDOM MORTGAGE CORPORATION, its successors and assigns; (2) all renewals and extensions of the note; and (3) any and all present and future indebtedness of Trustor(s) to the current holder of the Obligations to the mortgagee under the deed of trust. Default has occurred on the payment of said indebtedness, and the same is now wholly due and the. owner and holder has requested to sell said property to satisfy the said indebtedness. 7. Mortgage Servicer Information. ‘The Mortgage Servicer is authorized to represent the Mortgagee by virtue ofa servicing agreement with the Mortgagee. Pursuant to the Servicing Agreement and Texas Property Code §51.0025, the Mortgage Servicer is authorized to collect the debt and to administer any resulting foreclosure of the lien securing the Property referenced above, Freedom Mortgage Corporation as Mortgage Servicer, is representing the current mortgagee, whose address is: c/o Freedom Mortgage Corporation 11988 EXIT 5 PKWY BLDG 4 FISHERS IN 46037-7939 Phone: (855) 690-5900 protect our rights as a member of the armed forces of the United States. Hf ou al Assert and By: Dated: 4/2/2026 ~ : ‘Christopher K. Baxter, Esq. SBOT 90001747 Senior Vice President 214 5th Street, Suite 205 _ Huntington Beach, California 92648. . Phone: (888) 403-4115 Fax: (888) 345-5501 ' od For sale information visit: https://www.xome.com or Contact (800) 758-8052. T.S. #: 2026-22879-TX